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Author(s): Svetozar Malinaric

Keywords: thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, tps technique, transient plane source, transient plane source (tps), transient plane source theory

Abstract: The author reports on improvements to the transient plane source (TPS) technique which deal with increasing the maximum reliability of the measurements. Optimal time of measurement, sensor temperature measurement, and uncertainty of results are explored. The theory was confirmed by experimental measurements made on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

Reference: International Journal of Thermophysics, 34, 10 (2013) 1953-1961

DOI: 10.1007/s10765-013-1502-3